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Articles by Philip Bates

When he’s not watching television, reading books ‘n’ Marvel comics, listening to The Killers, and obsessing over script ideas, Philip Bates pretends to be a freelance writer. He enjoys collecting everything.

Lee Mack has revealed he wants to follow fellow comedians Frank Skinner and Rufus Hound onto the set of Doctor Who: in fact more than that – he’s begging for a cameo! At Sunday’s TV BAFTAs, Lee said: “I’m desperate to get a part in Doctor Who. I really am. I’m using tonight as a shameless…

Big Finish’s latest Short Trips release, The King of the Dead is out now. The download-only series continues with the fifth title in the fifth series, appropriately headed by the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison! The story is told by Sarah Sutton aka Nysaa, and is written by Ian Atkins. It pairs the Doctor with Nyssa and Tegan….

We’ve given you the full track listing for the Series 8 soundtrack, and today, thanks to Silva Screen, here’s a great track as a preview of the triple-CD album! Called (The Majestic Tale of) An Idiot With A Box, elements of the track accompanied the Twelfth Doctor’s speech at the end of Flatline, but it most prominently appeared…

In an interesting interview with the BBC Writer’s Room, writer, Toby Whithouse spoke about the continuing appeal of writing Doctor Who. In past years, Whithouse has written a number of popular episodes including School Reunion and The God Complex, but his last effort was 2012’s A Town Called Mercy. Fortunately, he’s back with a two-parter, his first story for Peter Capaldi’s…

The Doctor Who Series 8 soundtrack has finally got a release date – and it’s just round the corner! The triple CD set will be out on 18th May, courtesy of Silva Screen, and features music from across Series 8’s 12-episode run, plus the most recent Christmas special, Last Christmas. It’s performed by the BBC National Orchestra of…

For some time now, there has been uneasiness over the subject of the TV license. First introduced in 1946, many have questioned the license fees relevancy in a world populated by ad breaks, on-demand, and Netflix. The issue is rearing its ugly head again with the upcoming election (which you may or may not have…

You know what? I really like Mark Gatiss. And you should too. Oh wait, this is the Internet! I’m contracted by law to add: “IMO”, even though that’s obvious. Whether you like his episodes of Doctor Who or not, he’s an incredibly interesting man who appears much-loved and well-respected in the industry. In the words of…